"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all."

Undead Member

This last Tuesday I found out my dad has kidney cancer, and this morning they've determined it's stage 4. They're going to remove the cancerous kidney next week but his other kidney won't sustain him so next week when they do this, my Dad will likely die of renal failure rather than the cancer.

Air travel Boston to Detroit is impossibly expensive so the wife & I will head out in the early AM for the 11 hour drive instead.

If anyone wonders why I may not be around as often, well, this is why.

This last Tuesday I found out my dad has kidney cancer, and this morning they've determined it's stage 4. They're going to remove the cancerous kidney next week but his other kidney won't sustain him so next week when they do this, my Dad will likely die of renal failure rather than the cancer.

Air travel Boston to Detroit is impossibly expensive so the wife & I will head out in the early AM for the 11 hour drive instead.

If anyone wonders why I may not be around as often, well, this is why.

Son of Stein

Last Wednesday they removed a loaf of bread sized tumor from my Dad. Complications arose as they also found a lump in a vein. But, 7 hours of surgery and 3.5 days in ICU later, he's doing the best he can and in all likelihood could be home for X-Mas.

That's the good news. The other side of the coin is in a pathology report I haven't seen yet. But for now, that's a worry for another day.

Thank to everyone for your posts and wishes. I don't even know if many of you 'virtual' people are real or not, but damn, if your support doesn't earn my gratitude.

Son of Stein

Last Wednesday they removed a loaf of bread sized tumor from my Dad. Complications arose as they also found a lump in a vein. But, 7 hours of surgery and 3.5 days in ICU later, he's doing the best he can and in all likelihood could be home for X-Mas.

That's the good news. The other side of the coin is in a pathology report I haven't seen yet. But for now, that's a worry for another day.

Thank to everyone for your posts and wishes. I don't even know if many of you 'virtual' people are real or not, but damn, if your support doesn't earn my gratitude.